The Big Picture (Full Episodes)
Hosted by Edwin Eisendrath · WCPT 820
5.0from 30 ratings
- 107
- Episodes
- 93
- Transcribed
- 30
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
About The Big Picture (Full Episodes)
From Heartland Signal and WCPT AM 820 (https://heartlandsignal.com/wcpt820/) in Chicago, "The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath" is now "It's the Democracy, Stupid with Edwin Eisendrath." Each week Edwin and his guests get specific about politics, government, campaigns, and the kind of country all this work is meant to build. Join us live every Saturday from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central to be part of the conversation. About Edwin Edwin Eisendrath served two terms in Chicago’s City Council before being appointed Midwest Region Director of HUD by President Bill Clinton. He was subsequently appointed Federal Receiver in charge of the takeover and turnaround of the Chicago Housing Authority. Off the campaign trail, Edwin has worked in higher education and as a consultant to universities here and around the world. After the 2016 election cycle he knew he had to focus back home. He brought business and labor leaders together to rescue the Chicago Sun-Times and its subsidiary, the Chicago Reader. He ran the company as its CEO until both publications were saved. Back in the 1990s Bill Clinton’s campaign slogan, "It’s the economy, stupid," captured the biggest concern of the era. Today American democracy itself is under attack. So Edwin launched an effort called, "It’s the democracy, stupid." In addition to his radio show here on WCPT, Edwin has built a community around his political ideas on Substack (https://edwineisendrath.substack.com/p/i-love-american-democracy-but-love), hosts a weekly show on Lincoln Square (https://www.lincolnsquare.media/), and is a frequent guest on political shows. He remains deeply involved in democracy work. He is a proud Chicagoan, married to the journalist Jennifer Schulze (https://jenniferschulze.substack.com/?utm_source=global-search).
- Publisher
- WCPT 820
- Category
- news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 1 Oct 2024
- Latest episode
- 25 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
93 of 107 episodes have a transcript.
25 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
It's the Democracy, Stupid with Edwin Eisendrath | October 24, 2026
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It's the Democracy, Stupid with Edwin Eisendrath | October 17, 2026
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It's the Democracy, Stupid with Edwin Eisendrath | October 10, 2026
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It's the Democracy, Stupid with Edwin Eisendrath | October 24, 2026
Published 25 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I think it's a fabulous thing. You can always get a job, but with a proper liberal arts education, you can always get a promotion. There you go. That's a great way of thinking about it. We started here at Wesleyan College of Design and Engineering, which took some lifting on my part because some of my more conservative friends. thought it was not a liberal arts area. But I think when you study engineering and you put it in the context of society and sustainability and all kinds of issues that are relevant to engineering but go beyond engineering, you put it in the mix of culture and society, you're better equipped to respond to opportunities in the future. […]
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